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No. 224,920. Paftehted Feb 24, I880.

witnesses N. ETERS, PNOTO-LITHOGRAFNER WASHINGTON, D. C4

I UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB C. KAMP AND CHARLES BROWN, OF NEW YORK, ASSIGNORS TO WILLIAM P. KAMP, OE SAME PLACE, AND JEREMIAH BROWN, OF EAST HAMBURG, NEW YORK.

BAL'lNG-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 224,920, dated February 24, 1880. Application filed October 15, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JACOBC. KAMP and CHARLES BROWN, both of the city of New York,- in thecounty and State of New York, have'invented certain new and useful Improvements in Baling-Presses, of which the following is a specification.

The object of our invention, which is applierations of the same, whereby a press is providedwhich may be very easily controlled in its operation.

One of our improvements consists in the combination, with a press-box and a follower movable therein, of a vertical partition-plate 2 5 extending across the pressbox, attached to the follower and moving therewith, the depth of said plate being equal to the thickness of the bale to be pressed, and a removable board adapted to fit upon and forma continuation of 1 said plate while the press-box is being filled, thesaid plate being removed when the opera,

tion of pressing isgcommenced.

Another of ourimprovements consists in thecombination, with such press and windlass,f

of a shaft through which motion isimparted] to said windlass, a brake applied to said shaft,l means whereby the said shaft maybe made to:

engage with or be disengaged from its driving mechanism, and a lever which serves to 0 efiect the engagement and disengagement of said driving mechanism, and also to apply,

said brake.

Other improvements consist in details of con-j struction to be hereinafter explained.

represents a side elevation of a press embodying our invention and its operating mechanism, parts thereof being broken away the bet-V In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in both figures.

A designates the press-box, and B the follower, movable vertically therein. The two opposite sides A of the press-box are hinged. as clearly represented at Fig. 2, to facilitate the removal of the pressed bale.

G designates the head of the press, which, while the press-box is being filled with shortcut hay or other material to be pressed, is moved to one side of the press, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, it being"horizontal ly adjustable in guides O for that purpose. When the fillingof the press-box is completed and the follower about to commence its movement the head 0 is moved inward under the timbers a, which hold it firmly to resist the upward pressure of the bale.

O designates an inclined chute or hopper for delivering hay or other material to the pressbox.

In order to provide for pressing two or more bales at a time, we divide the press-box by partition-plates, which are firmly fixed in the follower B and move upward with it. I

The partition-plate D here represented is only equal in heightto the thickness of apressed bale, and we employ a removable board, D adapted to fit upon the top of the partitionplate D and form an extension thereof while the hay is being placed in the pressbox.

When the box has been filled and the hay or other material packed-the board D is removed, leaving a channel or space in the hay, into which the partition D passes as the follower performs its upward stroke. The follower B is provided with the usual grooves c for the passage of the wire bands for securing the bale. When the pressing is completed the hinged sides are opened and removed.

In this example of our invention the follower of the press is operated by a toggle-joint, the two members or limbs E of which are hinged to the follower at d, and carry wheels or rollers c at their lower ends, which bear upon 5 timbers or rails E, forming a track upon which they work.

F designates a Windlass, preferably provided with a spiral groove and made conical or tapering from one end toward the other. From I00 this windlass a chain, F, extends around pulleys f at the lower ends of the members or limbs E, and has its end secured to a crosspiece at g.

By turning the windlass in one direction the chain is wound thereon, and, acting upon the pulleys f like a block and fall, causes the members or limbs E to approach avertical line and moves the follower B upward.

Motion is imparted to the windlass in this instance by a drivingshaft, G, acting through an intermediate shaft, G, and proper gearing,

and we have represented the shaft G as provided with fast and loose pulleys H H, over which a belt, 1, passes, a belt-shifter, h, and

horizontally-adjustable bar 73 being employed to shift the belt from one to the other of the pulleys. v

WVhen the belt I is shifted onto the loose pulley H to stop the follower after it has completed its upward stroke, the weight of the follower and connections, as well as the elasticity of the compressed bale, would cause the follower to instantly descend.

In order to hold the follower in its upward position until the bale or bales are secured we employ a brake, (here represented as a strap-brake,) J, acting upon a pulley, J, upon thedriving-shaft G, and actuated by a lever, J

For the purpose of simultaneously effecting the shifting of the belt I onto the loose pulley H and applying the brake J, we have represented a lever, K, pivoted at j to the side of the press, and acting upon ahorizontallyoscillating lever, L, to shift the bar 1' and beltshifter h.

Passing through. the lower end of the lever K and an eye or lug, 7c, is a wire, cord, rope, or other flexible connection, M, rigidly secured at one end, and at the other fastened to the brake-lever J By shifting the lever K the belt is shifted to the loose pulley, and by the connection M at the same time being deflected the brake is applied to hold the' shaft Gr against rotating in the reverse direction.

As here represented, the belt-shifter h is made considerably wider than the width of the belt, so as to permit the lever K to be shifted sufflciently to permit the lowering of the follower B without shifting the belt again onto the fast pulley.

The lever K is preferably so arranged that its handle K is within reach of the baler, who stands on the floor N, and from his position he can stop and start the follower, apply and release the brake, and control all the operations of the driving mechanism of the press.

We have represented a hell, 0, attached to the press-frame, and a hammer, O, on the end of a lever, 0 which is pivoted at Z. A pin, m, is inserted in one of the members or limbs E, and as the latter is moved the pin acts on the end of the lever O", strikes the bell, and gives the baler Warning tostop the movement of the follower. This audible alarm is desirable, as the baler stands on the floor N, above the working parts of the press.

By our invention we produce a press particularly adapted for making two or more bales at once, and one very powerful in its operation, and which may be readily controlled and operated.

By the arrangement of the lever K and its connection with the brake and belt-shipper the labor of one man is dispensed with, and the operation of the press brought entirely under the control of the baler, who stands in front of the hinged door A.

We are aware that presses have been heretofore constructed in which the follower has attached to it a fixed partition-plate moving with it, and therefore we do not claim, broadly, such fixed partition-plate.

What we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by' Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with a press-box and a follower movable therein, of a vertical partition-plate, extending across the press-box, attached to the follower and moving therewith, the depth of said plate being equal to the thickness of the bale to be pressed, and a removable board adapted to fit upon and form a continuation of said plate while the pressbox is being filled, substantially as specified.

2. The combination, with a press-follower, of a toggle-joint for actuating the same, a

windlass and chain for operating said togglejoint, a shaft through which motion is imparted to said windlass, a brake applied to said shaft, means whereby the said shaft may be made to engage with or be disengagedfrom its driving mechanism, and a lever which serves to effect the engagement and disengagement of said driving mechanism, and also to apply said brake, substantially as specified.

3. The combination, with a press, of the lever K, arranged contiguonsly to the side thereof, and connected with the lever L, for effecting the engagement of the shaft 'G with and its disengagement from its driving mechanism, and with the flexible connection M, for applying a brake to said shaft, substantially as specified. I 4. The combination, with the press, of the bell O, the lever 0 for sounding said bell, and the member or limb E, furnished with a pin, m, for tripping said lever, substantially as specified.

JACOB G. KAMP. CHARLES BROWN. Witnesses:

FREDK. HAYNES, T. J. KEANE. 

